**(Julietta POV)**

I was running. Where to, I was never sure. All I knew was that I was ready to explode with emotions that I can't understand right now. I tried taking my collar off but it wouldn't work. What I really didn't want was for him to find me. While I was running, I decided to give a whole bio of myself. First off: My name's Julietta. I'm a vampire. I became a vampire during the Civil War thanks to Jasper Whitlock, who then made me part of Maria's coven. Maria thought of me highly, so she let me live. I eventually ran, though. I was still a baby vampire when I found the Cullens, so I was super unstable. Carlisle was there, though, and he understood the problems I was going through, bringing me in as part of his growing family. I don't know what it was, but I guess you could say I fell in love with him. I knew he had Esme already but I couldn't help it. He helped me become a healer. He gave me this collar as well as everything else I own and it's really hard to say that I've been distancing myself from him as well as the Cullen family. Esme and I, we were close for a while, but not much.

I continued to run at my vampire speed until I tripped and fell over a tree root, twisting my ankle in the process.

"Dammit, why now..?" I said out loud although I knew nobody was in earshot to hear me. I had no medical equipment with me, not even a bandage, so there wasn't anything that I could do to be able to keep running. For some reason I still have a tiny bit of human left in me, like the ability to get hurt so easily or that I still have blood in me. I laid there, attempting to get up with no avail. I wasn't going to call for help, even though I was pretty sure I'd be found eventually.

"Why now..?"

**(Carlisle POV)**

I felt the bracelet that I wore to keep track of Jules pulse, signing that either I was close or that she was in trouble. I felt that she was almost like a daughter to me, but a little closer. I sped up in the direction that I was headed, hoping that she was alright. None of the family had any idea that I was coming after her, and were all out hunting. I could smell her blood and slowed down, easing myself to a few feet behind her.

"Why now..?" I heard her say before I looked around the tree that I hid behind. She was on the ground, her ankle was twisted pretty badly and her foot seemed to be caught under a tree root. She must have forgotten to jump over the root in time. The thing about Julie was that you could barely ever tell where she was, until I made her collar, that is. I made myself a bracelet to go along with it and to be able to always know where she is. A GPS if you will. I could easily see why she was so guarded, although I barely knew anything on her past at all. Why hadn't I asked her about it?

She seemed to be unconscious, although I can't really see how she could over a twisted ankle. Then it hit me. The only way I could have smelled her blood was if she was bleeding. I went to her, untangled her foot from the root and turned her over to get a better look at her. She was unconscious, her jet black hair was all messed up. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she looked pretty attractive with her hair like that. She had a cut on her face, but that wasn't the only blood that was visible. She must've been fighting something or someone because there was a huge gash in her stomach. I'd have to get her back to my home and fix her up before the family came back. She's been on slightly bad terms with Rosalie and Edward, and I didn't want any fighting between anyone. I picked her up bridal style and ran quickly back to my home, laying her gently down on my family room couch and went to get the materials I needed to clean her up some. As I began to work on her, I smiled because I knew how reckless she was and wondered why she had originally come to me so long ago instead of anyone else. She'd tell me something I'd need to know when she woke up. I knew she had learned some medical technique from me, but I never noticed her when she watched me. I was finishing her up when I noticed her eyes opening.

"Hello, Jules."

**(Julietta POV)**

I heard Carlisle's voice as I woke up, a little unhappy that I was with him, in his house. He was the last person I wanted to see right now or ever, because of how little he noticed me. My collar glowed dimly as I stared him down for a while, his soft smile not failing to make me smile myself a little. I almost feel like a pet to him, seeing how he can always track me down no matter where I am. I tried getting up to leave when he calmly pushed me back down again onto the couch.

"You should rest for a little while, Julietta."

"I need to go."

"Who did you fight?" He had me. I didn't want to tell him about my fight with James' coven, but it looks like I didn't have much choice.

"What do you care? It's not like-" He cut me off before I coulld say any more.

"Tell me who you fought, Jules."

"I fought James, Victoria, and Laurent, okay..?" I had to tell him or he'd get it out of me through Alice.

''They came after you again..?" He seemed to be angry about my response. I saw his eyes flicker a scarlet color that scared me some.

"Yes.. Calm down, Carlisle. I held them off alright, and I'm not dead."

"But they hurt you again..!" Yeah, I've had my problems with James and his followers. They want my blood, and I don't blame them. Most vampires do, other than the Cullens. That's the only reason that I feel safe around them. Rosalie had made a few remarks to me the other day that almost led to us fighting as did Edward. I finally got up and made my way past him, intending on leaving.

"Where will you go?" That turned me around to him again, who was inches from me.

"Anywhere but here."

"You'll get hurt."

"So? What does that matter to you?"

"You're a member of this family."

"Doesn't feel like it."

"It should."

"I don't see how you can say that! I'm shunned by over half of this family and nobody really cares about me here! How in the world can you say that I am a member of this family when I'm never here?" And with that I stormed out of the house, running into the forest. I knew that he was probably a little disappointed in himself as well as angry. I was feeling a little weak, but tried to not let that show because if I had, he would find me again and drag me right back into his house. My collar glowed brightly and before I knew it, I ran right into Emmett, who was running back toward the house. I fell after we bumped into each other, he was looking a little dazed.

"Sorry about that, Emmett.." I said, getting up and continuing to run. Before I could, he grabbed me by the arm, a small grin on his face.

"Where do you think you're going, hmm~?"

"Anywhere but here."

"Awwh, why so quickly? Rosalie wants to see you again~"

"You're a liar. Let me go." I was getting frustrated.

"You're coming back with the family for a while~! Just for some catching up, Jules~." And with that, he dragged me back into the house. As I walked in, I saw Edward, Alice, Jasper, Esme, and Rosalie but no Carlisle. That made me all the more uncomfortable. Edward had a girl with her, although I had no idea who she was. I'd seen her before, just never felt the need to meet her. All I knew about her was that she was human, and the smell of her blood spiked my thirst. I looked at her with my newly red eyes, intending on drinking some of her blood. I lunged forward at her, knocking over tables to get to her. She didn't scream, didn't fight me off. Just looked at me. Before I could get to her, Jasper was holding me back tightly.

"No, Juliet.." He's the only one who calls me Juliet, which I kind of like from him with his southern "twang" that he has.

"Don't bite her.. It's not worth it." I snapped back to reality as he pulled me away from the human.

"Fine..:" And I stalked off after wretching myself from his grasp, heading to Edward's room for some quiet. Being mostly vampire with some human left, I still had the ability to sleep, so I intended to, but chose against it and sat at Edward's piano, thinking of whether or not I should play it a little. I finally decided to, noticing that it was getting dark outside and wanting to let in a little fresh air by opening the window. It was breezy, which felt nice while sitting at the antique bench of the probably very expensive piano.

"Which tune should I play..?" I contemplated to myself. The best thing I came up with was Liszt's La Campanella. I had played that piece when I first came into the Cullen house. Playing piano was one of my best talents, Carlisle told me. It's pretty complicated, but I handled it well enough to play for the whole family after Carlisle played it to me. He had made my collar once he realized how unstable my powers truly were. I was asleep on this very piano when Carlisle sat at it's bench and played La Campanella. The sound resonated through me and I loved that song ever since. Wind blowing through my short hair as well as my red dress that I was currently wearing, I began to play. I was completely lost in the music and didn't notice my jewel glowing, although the room was pretty darkened due to the quick coming of the night. It had been awhile since I began playing the piece that I finally finished and let out a sigh of relief that I hadn't lost my ability to play.

"Bravissima~!" I heard from behind me as someone began to clap. I felt like I had just completed the performance of a lifetime, and I was honored to complete it yet I dare not turn around to meet the eyes of him. I stood up from the bench and turned to him quickly, bowing respectfully as every pianist does after a performance. My collar was still glowing as was a bracelet he wore. As I stood up straight, he handed me a rose. It was purple, something you don't see in Washington at all. I took it gently, not wanting to mess it up by handling it any other way.

"It's beautiful.. Thank you.." I said, my voice barely above a whisper.

"I knew you'd like it. Can we talk, alone?" That was a shocker to me, but I needed to tell him some things anyway.

"Sure, if you'd like." And with that, I jumped out of the window into a nearby tree, in which I climbed to the top of and sat on a branch, noticing he was already there. He was always faster than me, even when I was a newborn. That made me feel almost a rivalry toward him. I sighed.

"What do you want to talk about?" I said as my bright blue eyes glistened in the moonlight. All he did was stare at me. Not of desire nor disgust, but a look that you would see if someone was inspecting a piece of corn, if you will. He was observant yet curious, and I was wondering why he was looking at me like this.

"What's the matter..?"

"Your skin.. It's shining.." I, unlike other vampires, did not shine in the daylight. I looked like any other person. I never was awake at night, always sleeping in forests. That led to me never knowing what I looked like until morning came.

"Your skin is glistening.. Almost like mine during the day.. Fascinating." And he continued to stare at me, taking my arm and looking at it intently. I snatched my arm away, a little annoyed.

"You wanted to talk to me, now tell me what about or I'll leave again."

"What was your life like as a human..?"

"I was born and raised in Missouri around the civil war era. My birth name was Julietta Catalina Reath. Julietta was my grandmother's name and Catalina was my mother's name. I had two siblings. An older brother named Christopher, who was killed during the war, and a little sister named Elizabeth, who was also killed. I was 20 when I was killed by a Union Soldier. That's when Master Jasper found me and changed me. I became part of Maria's coven. I was told that most newborns were so unstable that they were killed. I wasn't one of them, and about a month after I became part of the coven, I ran. Heading north, I had to go through plenty of obstacles, including other newborns. I eventually ran to Washington, where I met you and the rest of the family. I guess you could say I've not much life to talk about."

"Why is it that James' coven dislikes you so much?"

"Victoria and I aren't the closest of friends. She thought I liked James, I tried telling her differently, which didn't work. She hated me since then. I obviously like someone else, which isn't so obvious to some."

"Who do you like?"

"Can't tell you that."

"Why not, Jules?"

"Just can't."

"If you want to be that way, fine. I just wanted to learn more about you, is all. How old were you when you died again?"

"I told you that I was 20."

"Okay, just had to make sure." I held my rose close to me, putting a blessing on it so it would never wilt.

"Is that all you wanted to talk to me about?"

"Just about."

"Alright, then. See you." And I jumped down from the tree and ran off into the forest, leaving him behind and looking for a place to spend the rest of my night.

**(Carlisle POV)**

As she left, I still had many questions to ask of her. She glowed in the moonlight, which was full this evening. She was still partially human but with vampire strength, 30 times that of any professional athlete. She could catch on to anything that could be taught to her. She had blue eyes, not the yellow ones that the rest of us Cullens had. I went back to the house and to my bedroom where I chose to do some long-needed thinking.

"Ah... Julietta.. What will I do with you..?"

**(Jasper POV)**

I took a walk in the forest around my home, wondering what had made Juliet want Bella's blood that much. I thought that Carlisle's collar that she wears would keep that from happening. It wasn't glowing like it normally does when she is tempted. Was it because Carlisle wasn't there? As I pondered this, there was a slight ruffle in the bushes about 40 feet from me.

"Juliet..?" It was probably her, trying to find a place to spend the night. It was hard to seeing how she had blood, yet she was a vampire. I could faintly smell her. That was because I'm the one who turned her into a vampire to begin with. I decided to leave her alone for the night and walked back slowly to the house. On my way in I saw Rosalie heading out in the same direction I did.

"Uh-oh.. That can't be good.."

**(Rosalie POV)**

I saw Jazzy heading toward a bush in the woods and grinned. I could go find her and take her down. She called me a whore, something that I wasn't going to deal with. Carlisle or Jasper can't protect her forever. I found her, asleep. Her collar glowed a little, and I picked her up by her hair and dragged her toward the river at the bottom of the hill. She was a pretty deep sleeper, not waking up as I did this. I swung her back and threw her into the river. As I walked away, I could hear the splash of the water. Then I smelled smoke. I turned around to see that a single part of the water was on fire.

"What..?" I saw Carlisle behind the flames, trying to pull Jules out of the water. This shocked me as I saw this really bright light as he grabbed her and pulled her onto land. The flame quickly died out and he was performing CPR on her.. I ran back to the house as fast as I could.

**(Julietta POV)**

"C'mon, Jules.." I slowly opened my eyes, coughing water repeatedly. It hurt, but I wasn't showing that. I looked at the concerned eyes of Carlisle Cullen yet again.

"Thank goodness you're okay.." He helped me sit up. I had no idea what happened, but my clothes were burned slightly.

''Did you know about you having fire?"

"Me having what?"

"Your loss of control led to the river setting on fire, as well as yourself. When I grabbed you, though, it died out."

"Carlisle..." I got up and felt this power in my body. I outstretched my hand and a small ball of fire appeared above my palm. I was getting stared at with amazement by Carlisle.

"What?" I tilted my head.

"Have you ever used it before today?"

"Not at all. Guess it's another one of my vampire attributes."

"Just be sure to control it, understood?"

"Crystal clear, Cullen." I put my hood on, zipped up my hoodie and walked deeper into the woods. I tugged at my collar, still tight as ever.

"I need to see Jake.."

((First chappy completed~! I spent all day on this. Julietta will be a pretty complex character, I just have to organize it all. Thanks you for reading~!

-A.W.))